AN: Ok, I know there are so many Konoha High stories out there already, but I love them so much I decided to make one of my own at long last. Not to worry, it won't be the average, new-girls-come-to-the-school-and-make-a-love/hate-chemistry-with-the-guys-and-they-end-up-playing-truth-or-dare-and-discover-their-undying-love-and-passion-for-the-other-and-live-happily-ever-after-in-never-never-land Konoha High stories. No offense to those who write those kinds of Konoha High stories, because I enjoy them, but I wanted to create something a tad different. You will find out in later chapters, if I get enough reviews for the first one to progress further. I'd also like to apologize in advance for any of you die hard sasuxsaku fans. This pair may be on the down low as opposed to the others. I figured there have been so many fics already about that pair, I should just shake things up a bit. It's not my favorite pairing, but I don't have anything against it. So I hope you enjoy! (Note: This is my first fanfic, forgive me if it doesn't exactly "shine")
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters…but only because Kishimoto caught me before I could successfully make away with his ideas.
Pairs: NejixTen, ShikaxIno, NaruxHina, SasuxSaku
Character thoughtsChapter one: Wake up call! Morning preparations
"Someone wake her up!" rang the voice of a blond, sixteen-year-old kunoichi.
"Are you sure we should right now? It's an hour and a half until school starts," reminded a small, navy blue/purple haired girl with white eyes beside her.
"Yeah, but we need to get an early start so we can all freshen up together!" added a pink haired kunoichi.
"Exactly!"
"I don't think Tenten really cares about 'freshening up' as much as you two do."
"She'll thank us in the long run,." said the blond, as the pink-haired girl nodded in agreement. Seeing as it was useless fighting with these two, the shy girl had no choice but to give in.
"Ok, fine, but gently ok?" she said reluctantly. The two other girls smirked at each other, and each bent down to the sleeping girl's ear.
"TENTEN!" they both chorused into her ear.
"So much for gently," sighed the white-eyed one. The girl named Tenten shot her eyes open and quickly yanked herself up, covering her ear.
"God guys!" she said, looking up to see her three companions standing by her bedside with backpacks as well as makeup bags and gym bags. "I wouldn't be surprised if half the fire country heard that!" The blond rolled her eyes.
"In case you forgot Tenten, it's the first day of school." Tenten looked at her impassively.
"Yes I know Ino, but that still doesn't explain why you woke me up at-" she checked her alarm clock. "5:30 AM! What is wrong with you guys?"
"We need to get ready! It's a new school after all, we need to make an impression!" said the pink haired kunoichi tugging on Tenten's limp hand.
"Yes, we will indeed make an impression when we show up with raccoon eyes and dark circles, Sakura," said Tenten squinting her eyes as the dark haired girl turned on some more lights in the room, for the sun had not quite arisen yet. "Agh, Hinata, do we need so many lights? I can see well enough."
"I'm sorry Tenten. But you're already awake…sort of…and we might as well get an early start," said Hinata, hoping to soothe Tenten's morning-irritation mood. Tenten simply gave a grunt in response and rolled back over and planted her face into her pillow.
Ino began to twirl a lock of her hair impatiently.
"Come on, Tenten, we're all waiting," she groaned. No response in any action or statement from Tenten. "That's it. I was hoping we wouldn't have to resort to this but…Sakura? You may do the honors." Ino gave Sakura a knowing look. Sakura returned it with a mischievous smirk and an evil glint in her eye. Having been trained well in areas involving strength, Sakura easily lifted the side of the bed, roughly rolling Tenten out onto some covers that had fallen on the floor. Hinata winced, but the other two girls looked pleased. Tenten staggered to her feet.
"Ugh, fine I'm up. Let's get ready I guess," she said under her breath, but loud enough for her friends to hear. They smiled and squealed as they gathered up all their bags and left Tenten's bedroom.
As they entered the kitchen, all four girls took a seat at the island table. Regardless of past conflicts over such things as boys, exams and so on, the four girls had grown to be best friends and became inseparable. Even when starting a new school. Tenten started in on her breakfast. The rest of the girls had already eaten. They began to ponder their many questions about Konoha Village High.
"So, you think there will be any hott guys?" asked Ino, with a wiggle of her eyebrows. This had surprisingly not crossed the other girl's minds.
"I sure hope so," said Sakura, supporting her chin on her hand. "There was absolutely no chance of finding a decent boyfriend at our old school."
"Maybe that's because we went to an all girls school, forehead girl?" teased Ino, giving Sakura a playful nudge in the side. The rest of the girls giggled, and Sakura blushed in embarrassment.
"My bad Ino-pig…I guess I'm still a bit tired," she said with a yawn. The giggling slowly ceased, and everyone fell silent at the mention of their old school and the deep story within itself…Tenten brought her head up from her cereal bowl and broke the silence.
"Ah, see? We're too tired to even think straight. Now if there was such a big reason as to waking me up at 5:30, I'd appreciate it if we would tend to it now so my lack of rest is not in vain," said Tenten. The other girls noticed she was growing a bit testy, and a simple look they all exchanged said that they were ready to get down to business.
"Come on, Tenten" said Hinata as she stood up with Sakura and Ino.
"Pull me up," Tenten whined, offering her hands to her friends.
"What are we, four years old?" sighed Ino, as she and Sakura took each of Tenten's hands and pulled her to her feet with little effort. After they were sure Tenten was fully awake, they went into the guest room to get ready.
"Uh, guys, why are we getting ready in the guest room? What's wrong with my room?" Tenten asked with a bewildered expression.
"Are you kidding?" laughed Sakura, as she brushed her hair out in front of a mirror. "One could barely walk in that chasm!" Ino chuckled and Hinata gave a slight smile, but Tenten was confused.
"What? A chasm? My room's not that bad!" She turned to Hinata, whom she was hoping would cut her some slack. "Is it?" she asked her. Hinata turned a bit red.
"Well…um…your room is a bit untidy, Tenten." Tenten raised an eyebrow. "Please don't be offended!" Hinata assured her. "It's just that this is the only room in the house that has clear enough space for the stuff we brought." Instead of this clearing things up for Tenten, it confused her further.
"Huh? What stuff?" before she knew it, Sakura and Ino had unzipped their gym and makeup bags, and things like tank tops, mini skirts, jackets, pants, and assorted cosmetics were soon strewn across the bed and some of the floor. Tenten blinked. Well then…
"Now that we have our choices laid out, we can get started!" said Ino putting her hands on her hips as she blew a wayward strand of hair out of her eyes. Sakura clapped giddily, and then tugged Tenten over to the display of clothes on the bed.
"Wha? Sakura…what the…huh?" Sakura was holding a lime green tank top up to Tenten's upper body, unsure of whether it would work or not. Ino was still unpacking some accessories.
"Ino? What do you think?" Sakura asked Ino. Ino looked up from her bag and cringed in disgust.
"Absolutely not!" she said taking the tank and throwing it back onto the bed. She began to dig through more piles of shirts. "I think something more like…" she pulled her arm out of the pile to reveal a red tube top that faded light to dark from top to bottom. "This." Tenten's eyes widened at the article. Never in her life had she worn something so revealing and dare she say…girly. But when it came to her friends, she had to reason.
"Um…don't you guys think it's a bit...erm…too much?" Ino shook her head, refusing to take no for an answer.
"Too much? The boys will be all over you, Tenten!" said Sakura, with a playful wink.
Hinata, who had been trying on multiple shoes in hopes to maybe help her little height issue, decided to take part in the dilemma.
"I have an idea," she said quietly as she walked over to where they were. They all looked up at her, eagerly awaiting her solution. "Since I doubt tube tops alone are permitted at the high school anyway, why doesn't Tenten where something like a cute jacket or sweater over the top? That way, she will feel less exposed and there won't be any risk of violating the dress code." She said. The others blinked in surprise. This was the last thing they thought they would hear from Hinata. Normally, she never obsesses about clothes or how to add to them like Ino and Sakura do. But nonetheless, they were very happy with her idea.
"That's a great idea Hinata!" said Tenten, thankful to Hinata for saving her. Hinata looked at Sakura and Ino. Sakura shrugged, and turned back to the bed and soon dug out a white denim cropped jacket. The girls looked at the combination and approved. Tenten tried it on.
"So…what do you think?" she asked with a half smile on her face. Everyone's mouths hung open.
"I think…the guys will still be all over you," said Sakura.
"You look really pretty," said Hinata giving one of her signature sweet smiles. Ino also smiled sincerely and nodded in agreement. After they were done fawning over Tenten's ensemble, they picked out a red pleated skirt for her and some flip-flops. Once Tenten's clothing issues were dealt with, the rest of the girls tended to what they were going to wear. Tenten watched as she chuckled to herself about how it's like she can't even pick out her own clothes without their help. What would she do without them? After only about ten minutes, all the girls were dressed.
Sakura was wearing a pale pink spaghetti strap top along with slim hot pink cargo capris. She wore a hot pink ribbon around her hair for a hair band. On her feet she wore some platform pink scandals. She had on pink dangly earrings as well as a bracelet.
Ino wore a small black off-the-shoulder tee with purple hemming, and a purple pleated mini skirt. For once, she let her hair, which had grown long again, down and it flowed gracefully at her mid-back. Like Sakura, she wore platform scandals only black, and had on semi-large silver hoop earrings.
Hinata had on a small, light blue tee with a wide collar, and form fitting blue jeans. She put her hair back in clips to keep it out of her face, and had small diamond studs in her ears. Since all of the girls platform shoes were too big for Hinata, she settled with a white pair of flip-flops like Tenten's.
All the girls gasped when they saw how the others looked and they all began to spill out compliments to each other. However, there was one thing that was still not completely right…
"Tenten!" gasped Sakura. Tenten turned to look at Sakura.
"What?" she asked.
"Your hair!" she said, gesturing towards Tenten's trademark double buns.
"What about it?" shrugged Tenten. In the blink of an eye the other girls pounced and began to pull the hair ties out of her buns. "Ow! Guys, what are you doing- ouch!" Once the girls had accomplished their job, they stepped back to take a look at Tenten. They all immediately squealed and jumped, including Hinata.
"You're hair is so beautiful Tenten!" said Hinata admiring the shine, her face falling a bit when she discovered it was even healthier then her own hair.
"I don't understand why you always wear it in those buns," said Ino, shaking her head, as Sakura reached to grab one of the chestnut strands. Tenten slapped Sakura's hand away.
"Guys, you know I don't like wearing it down," Tenten growled as she attempted to snatch her hair things back from Ino. Ino pulled them out of her reach.
"Nuh-uh!" she said. "You are going to school with your hair down, and that's final," ordered Ino, showing her bossy but still maternal personality.
"But-"
"No!" said Sakura. "After we pack this stuff up…which may take a little while…we will leave. Just let me get a brush for you Tenten…" she ran into the bathroom and came back with her small pink hair brush. Without permission, Sakura began to brush out Tenten's tangles, and when she finished, she smiled in satisfaction. "There." She said. "Now, lets get this stuff together and head to school." The other girls nodded, and so their Konoha Village High experience began.
The girls took delight in the fact that this could possibly be their chance to escape a terrible past. A past that they hoped no one at Konoha Village High would ever have the displeasure of knowing.
There…that's the first chappie. I know it's pretty uneventful at the moment, but my goal for this first chapter was really just to get everyone acquainted with the characters (I'm going to try to keep them in character). Don't worry, things are going to pick up! Anyway, R and R please! Compliments are greatly appreciated, but constructive criticism is welcomed too. I have more chapters written, and if you guys like this one enough I'll put them up. Tell me what you think. Thanks for reading!
